Arts & Culture

Coverage of visual arts, performing arts, cultural events, and artistic entrepreneurs.

LittleGuide Detroit proves to be a huge resource for families with little ones

Life with kids can feel overwhelming and costly. LittleGuide Detroit provides event guides, lists with free activities, birthday party ideas, local parks, recreation, and more for families. We spoke with founder Kerry Doman on how this newsletter, website and social media presence provides to families seeking out fun in the area.

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Melting community together at glass-blowing festival in Dearborn

This weekend, The Glass Academy is celebrating the art of glass blowing at its annual Blossom and Bloom Festival with live demonstrations and purchasable pieces from skilled craftsmen.

A crowded house for the 2023 Cultural Exchange.
Sterling Heights Cultural Exchange offers a chance to celebrate community

The Sterling Heights Cultural Exchange gathers the diverse array of cultures, communities, and ethnic backgrounds that form together to make the city what it is today.

The First Baptist Church was organized in 1826 and remains in service today, operating out of a building that was first built in 1861. Where that building sits is the original Quaker settlement that grew to become Farmington, Michigan.
History organizations offered grants to exhibit Michigan history as part of U.S. Semiquincentennial

"This is an incredible opportunity to invest in local history," says Sandra Clark, director of the Michigan History Center.

“We’re not just investors with a bunch of money trying to capture revenue. We are a real family-owned business that’s working hard at supporting ours and other families,” says Rick Fandakly, co-owner of Boozy's Bar & Grill in Hazel Park.
Hazel Park’s newest business hopes to spark a more robust commercial corridor in city’s South End

“We’re not just investors with a bunch of money trying to capture revenue. We are a real family-owned business that’s working hard at supporting ours and other families,” says Rick Fandakly, co-owner of Boozy's Bar & Grill in Hazel Park.

A box of Lekker Chócó Treats chocolate-covered strawberries.
Black-owned foodie businesses you should know about, and try

This month we are celebrating Black history by looking to our future-makers. Here are some Black-owned businesses driving our foodie scene (and giving us some great Valentine's gift ideas!).

4 Oak Park eateries that are taking pizza to the next level

The city of Oak Park is cultivating a fresh vision for their community, and Michigan restauranteurs are taking notice.

"I love country music, and grab influences from that, and sometimes you can hear a little bit of pop in my songs as well," says Rebecca Cameron, a local singer/songwriter set to play the 2025 Sterling Coffeehouse series.
Sterling Coffeehouse series provides a chance for community to warm up over coffee and music

The Sterling Heights Community Center plays host to the Coffeehouse series, where local businesses provide complimentary refreshments and a varied roster of performers take the stage for free and ticketed events alike.

“These funds will support the development of John Grace Arms, a transformative housing community that will offer 60 senior apartments, with a focus on fostering community engagement and recreation,” says Dana Chestnut, CHC’s Chief Lending Officer.
Adaptive reuse of historic Southfield school into affordable senior housing wins $750K grant

“These funds will support the development of John Grace Arms, a transformative housing community that will offer 60 senior apartments, with a focus on fostering community engagement and recreation,” says Dana Chestnut, CHC’s Chief Lending Officer.

Macomb’s GDP hit $53B in 2024, here is where the county’s investing

Macomb County’s GDP is at an all-time high of $53 billion. Here are the five target industries the county is focusing on (including some surprises), and what's ahead.

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